May 15th, 2012 
Eli Sorenti-Burns
RVing in Philadelphia we saw lots of things.
Most of the things we saw there were about the American Revolution which my brother Alex is learning about for fifth grade…so I picked up some tips for next year!
This is me sitting on Ben Franklins lap...I saw his toilet too!
It was really cool to see some of the same things that I have heard my parents talking about all these years.
That is RVing full time road-schooling at its finest!!
RVing in Philadelphia
When we got to Philadelphia, we saw Independence Hall where our founding fathers debated independence from Great Britain and the Declaration of Independence.
RVing to see Independence Hall - yeah! Independence!
In Philadelphia, they also signed the Constitution.
We also saw the Declaration House…it kind of a funny looking house.
Declaration House is kind of a half house...you see strange things RVing full time for sure!
That was the house that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. He wrote it almost completely by himself (with bit of help from Benjamin Franklin and John Adams).
As someone who has to write blog posts about RVing full time, writing a whole Declaration is a lot of work. Jefferson was smart, he had a soft voice
but could write really well.
We also saw The Liberty Bell too…
My brother Alex and I saw the Liberty Bell RVing
Also, when we were in Philadelphia full time RVing, I went to see Carpenters Hall.
The first Continental Congress was held there in 1774. I thought my mom was going to cry when she first went in and saw where it all began.
Mom was crying when she took this picture!
She loves revolutionary history.
If you ever go to Philadelphia full time RVing, make sure you go see Betsy Ross’s house too.
Betsy Ross was the person who made the first American flag and she had a contract with the first US government to make ammunition for the Patriot troops.
She ran her business out of her basement, just like my mom.
This wasn't in Philadelphia RVing but it was in North Dakota at Lawrence Welk's house in North Dakota....she dragged us there too.
She was a very smart business woman, just like my mom!
I also saw where Ben Franklin lived. You could almost feel his ghost directing us to the library, the post office, the fire stations…all the institutions he created that we still enjoy today!
RVing in Philadelphia…Don’t Forget The Food!
My favorite part of visiting Philadelphia was when I ate a Philly Cheese Steak Sub with sweet peppers. It was delicious!
The cheese and juicy steak melted in my mouth.
Philadelphia was a blast!
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Hi Eli, I love your blog post! I’m going to call your mom “Betsy” from now on…love
the Lawrence Welk shot! xo, Phelpsie’s Mom
Thank you Phelpsies mama. We are calling her Betsy too so I think that is Ok. Say hello to Tin Phelps and strongest man in America for us. Eli
Ah one and ah two….Lawrence Welk rocks!! 😉
We will be visiting Philadelphia in July hoping to see the same sites you have talked about.
Where was your rv while you were visiting these historical sites?
We left it outside the city and stayed in a hotel downtown near all the history stuff. There are some good KOas outside Philadelphia, we recommend those ones!
Eli,
Loved your post, so much detail! Makes me want to hop on the train this weekend and check out everything your wrote about. Seriously, I am going to plan a trip with my kiddos, this is so interesting.
Thank you for paving the way for others to learn!
Krisztina
Hi Krisztina, Philly was awesome and so was Williamsburg, VA. Both were so interesting and we leanred so much about Revloutionary times. I wish we could have stayed a full week in each place! Will post about Williamsburg,, Yorktown and Jamestown very soon. Miss ya and take care, jen
Miss you guys too! Can’t wait for the upcoming posts.
Krisztina
Hi Krisztina. Thanks alot we really miss you. Say hello to Ted and Tommy (and Eric too) !!! I ate enough Philly Cheesesteak for all of you put together!
I really liked the article on Philadelphia. You two boys are lucky – my mom and dad were history buffs and all 8 of us would travel in a station wagon to all these sites on the East Coast. Thanks for the great pictures!
Thanks Mrs. Wareham, this is Alex filling in for Eli because he is asleep and Dads face shows up when I come on. We are learning alot for next year. My mom and dad are over the top history buffs, Eli and I cant stand it but we went to a WW1 exhibit today and that was fun, see you in September. Alex